Winter Recess December 17, 2010-January 9, 2011

Assignment One:
Complete both Comprehensive Test A and B on your own paper and submit answers in class on January 10. Return the masters on that day also. Answer two of the essay portion questions in a sentence or two.

Assignment Two:
Outline four sections of shakespeareinamericancommunities.org following proper outlining format; there is no A. without B. and there is no 1. without a 2.; do not mix phrases and sentences.

Assignment Three: Type the final essay for Catcher in the Rye following the page requirements and standard essay format; deliver the typed essay on January 10.

The Catcher In The Rye Essay

Choose ONE of the following writing prompts for J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and read it several times. Underline or highlight specifically what the prompt requires and then determine what you will write in a well-developed, multi-paragraph essay of at least two and one-half typed pages.

Your essay must include specific quotes from the text to support your ideas.

Follow the standard rules of paragraph form, sentence structure, grammar and usage, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Choose ONE:

1. Discuss Holden Caulfield's relationship with his sister Phoebe. How does she view him? What is Holden's perception of her? How do those views contribute to our understanding of Holden as the main character in The Catcher In The Rye?

2. Discuss how Holden Caulfield changes during the course of the novel. What does he learn about himself? What does he learn about the people with whom he comes in contact? Does he indeed "come of age" and grow to understand himself because of the many people and experiences he encounters?

3. Choose one of the following and explain its symbolic significance in the novel. A symbol is something, often an object, that stands for something besides itself.

a. Allie's baseball glove
b. Holden's red hunting cap
c. The carrousel in Central Park

Due Date: January 10, 2011


Use this link for sample outline.
http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/staff/
Click the Carmicle link, and outline file is available for display.

STUDYPATH* December 13-17, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Reader/Writer journals are due in class today for the Sherman Alexie piece "Superman and Me" as work continues on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class this week with a test date to be announced.
Holiday break homework includes outlining text online about the life of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era; web site will be introduced and sample outlining will be demonstrated.
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six (thirty talking points) are required on Thursday for class discussion.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms work continues in class.
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class. Final essay is assigned and will be written over the holiday break and submitted January 10.

Wednesday
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class.
Literary terms work continues with test scheduled for Thursday.

Thursday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion scheduled for today.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion is scheduled to wrap up today in class.
Holiday break work is discussed and deadlines set, including CITR final essay, outlining of Shakespeare and the Elizabethans and reading assignments from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

STUDYPATH* December 6-10, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 talking points are due Friday for class discussion.
Multiple choice practice for the (SPA) Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class.
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition unit include Alexie's "Superman and Me," "Straw Into Gold," by Sandra Cisneros, and the "Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass" essay.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class today; test date is Thursday.
Holt Grammar work continues in class.

Wednesday
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition continue in class today.
Literary terms continue in class today.

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.
Multiple choice work continues for the SPA-Exposition unit.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion.
Weekend homework and holiday break assigned work are announced in class.

Thanksgiving Week

To: Followers of 10th Grade Honors English

Thanksgiving Week 2010 is a full holiday week with no classes in session. Full class assignments and course description objectives will be continued and available on Sunday, November 28. Thank you for being one of the followers of the online posting of this blog.

Wishing you all the best for a Happy Thanksgiving.

James B. Carmicle
Los Angeles, California

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November 29-December 3, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Pages 72-83 of Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six review are due today; if your text edition has an analogies component it can be skipped. Test date will be announced.
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due Friday for discussion.
Work begins today on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms 51-60 are reviewed in class this week and test date is announced.

Wednesday
Multiple choice work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition unit begins.
Holt Grammar work continues in class.
Literature selections from the multicultural textbook are introduced.

Thursday
Literary terms review is continued in class.
Literature selections from the multicultural textbook are continued.

Friday
Class discussion of Catcher in the Rye Chapters Eleven-Fifteen is scheduled for today; talking points must be submitted for scoring.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* November 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today. Unit One-Six review in textbook is due Monday after Thanksgiving week break.
Talking points for Chapters Six-Ten of Catcher in the Rye are due Friday for class discussion.
Literary terms 51-60 are reviewed in class today and tomorrow; test is scheduled for Friday.
Multiple choice practice for the persuasion unit is assigned as homework in preparation for assessment later this week.
Catcher in the Rye class discussion continues in class today.

Tuesday
Literary terms review continues in class today.
Grammar lesson on parallel clause structure is completed in class.

Wednesday
Part I of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is administered today.

Thursday
Part II of the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion is administered today.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Six-Ten class discussion is held today; talking points are due.
Homework due for the Monday after Thanksgiving week break will be announced.

STUDYPATH* November 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Work on the Secondary Periodic Assessment (SPA) practice test continues in class; actual assessment is scheduled for next week.
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Persuasive essays speeches continue in class today.
New literary terms are introduced from the anthology; grammar lesson on parallel structure in clauses is scheduled for today.

Tuesday
Literary terms are continued in class; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Work on the SPA practice exam continues in class today.
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Friday; test is scheduled on Monday.
Persuasive essay speeches are continued in class for those who wish to present to entire class.

Wednesday
Practice for the SPA-Persuasion unit continues today.
Talking points for Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye are due in class Friday for class discussion.

Thursday
Veterans Day is a legal holiday and classes are not in session.

Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today.
Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye talking points (five per chapter) are due today; class discussion is scheduled.
Weekend homework will be announced

STUDYPATH* November 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit Four Vocabulary Workshop answers are due today; test is scheduled for Wednesday.
Planning for the persuasive essay in-class speeches is scheduled for today; index cards for notes are distributed as students work to plan remarks. Logical, ethical, and emotional appeals and a call to action are required for the three-minute delivery.
New literary terms are introduced; test is scheduled for Thursday.
Cesar Chavez speech response are due today.

Tuesday
Multiple choice strategies and skills for the upcoming (SPA) Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion are covered.
Literary terms are continued in class.

Wednesday
Multiple choice strategies and skills for the SPA continue in class.
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Persuasive essay speeches begin in class today.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four test is scheduled for today.

Thursday
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Monday; test day will be announced.
Persuasive essay speeches continue in class today.

Friday
Weekend homework will be announced.
Persuasive essay speeches continue in class today.
Catcher in the Rye novels are assigned and talking points are due next Friday (five talking points per chapter for Chapters One-Five); class discussion is set for November 12.

STUDYPATH* October 25-29, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Screening of Fahrenheit 451 continues in class today.
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop answers are announced; test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Literary terms from the anthology are introduced.
Cesar Chavez speech is assigned and responses due Thursday.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Unit One-Three Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.

Wednesday
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class; test date is announced.
Multiple choice skills for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion are scheduled.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Four answers are due on Monday.

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for tomorrow.
Chavez speech is discussed in class and assigned responses discussed.

Friday
The persuasive essay is due today; rewrites are to be stapled on top of the originals and the essays must be typed.
Weekend homework will be announced.

STUDYPATH* October 18-22, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Literary terms are reviewed in class and test date is announced.
Fahrenheit 451 essay on censorship is due on Thursday.
Students in Periods One and Three, and selected students in period Five deliver the Sojourner Truth speech to peers.
Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion continues in class.
Vocabulary Workshop books must be brought to class today for assignment of Unit One-Three Review.
Response for the Clinton speech are due in class today.

Tuesday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.
Read Around Groups for the persuasive essay are scheduled in class; rewrites due date is announced.

Wednesday
The next ten literary terms from the anthology are introduced.
Persuasive essay read around groups continue in class today.

Thursday
Film screening of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled for today.

Friday
Film screening of Fahrenheit 451 is scheduled for today.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* October 11-15, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Class discussion of Farenheit 451 Part II continues in class; books are required.
"Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech is reviewed as students practice oratory skills.
Persuasive essay assigned last week is due tomorrow; no late assignments are accepted.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three is reviewed; test is postponed until tomorrow.
Literary terms twenty-one to thirty are reviewed in class and the next test is scheduled.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Clinton speech is assigned as homework; students respond to speech by answering questions from the Secondary Periodic Assessment content lessons.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Three test is scheduled for today.
Persuasive essay is due today; no late assignments are accepted.

Wednesday
Tenth grade students are scheduled to take the PSAT examination today.

Thursday
Tenth grade students are scheduled to take the CAHSEE Diagnostic examination today.

Friday
Fahrenheit 451 Part III talking points are due today for class discussion.
Weekend homework will be assigned.

STUDYPATH* October 4-8, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion continues; talking points for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" are due Friday for class discussion.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled for today; Unit Three answers are due Friday.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion essay due date is announced after Cornell Notes and opinion statements are reviewed.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming periodic assessment continues in class.
Literary terms test on terms Eleven-Twenty is scheduled for tomorrow.

Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues in class with "thinking about how you think" strategies introduced previously.
Introduction to the Secondary Periodic Assessment Speeches begins with Sojourner Truth, Cesar Chavez and Bill Clinton assignments.
Literary terms Eleven-Twenty test is scheduled for today; new terms Twenty-One to Thirty are reviewed.
Fahrenheit 451 "The History of the Fireman" essay is assigned and due date announced.

Wednesday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Literary terms review is continued in class.
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker short story selection is reviewed and inference questions assigned.
Cornell notes in Reader/Writer notebooks are continued in class.

Thursday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Speeches for the Secondary Periodic Assessment are scheduled for class activity today.

Friday
Twenty-five talking points for Part II of Fahrenheit 451 are due today before class discussion.
Weekend homework is announced.

STUDYPATH* September 27-October 1, 2010

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Unit One Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for today.
Unit Two Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Friday.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion essay Cornell Notes are continued in class; essay due date is set.
Multiple choice practice continues in class today.
Literary terms eleven-twenty are further reviewed in class today; test scheduled for Friday before Fahrenheit 451 class discussion of Part I.
Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" short story is discussed in class.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms eleven-twenty continue to be reviewed in class.
Cornell Notes for the persuasive essay continue in class.

Wednesday
Multiple choice practice continues in class today.
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Twenty-five talking points for Part I of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 are due Friday for class discussion.

Thursday
Cornell Notes are continued in class for preparation for the upcoming persuasive essay.
Grammar assignment is completed in class.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two answers are due in class today; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework will be announced in class.
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion is scheduled for today; talking points must be submitted for credit.

STUDYPATH* September 20-24, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion multiple choice skills and strategies are discussed.
Changing the Ending-"The Cold Equations" narrative is due.
Literary Terms One-Ten are reviewed and test is scheduled for Wednesday
Multicultural literature text selections "If Decency..." and "Good Samaritans" continue with Cornell Notes required.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Cornell Notes are continued for the multicultural literature text.

Wednesday
Literary terms one-ten test is administered in class.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion multiple choice skills and strategies are continued in class.

Thursday
Literary terms eleven-twenty are introduced in class; test is scheduled for next week.
Prewriting for the persuasive essay is scheduled in class.

Friday
Vocabulary Workshop Unit One assigned work is due; test is scheduled for Monday.
Weekend homework is assigned and due dates set.

STUDYPATH* September 13-17, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Textbooks will be assigned.
Seats are assigned to students.
The Cornell Notes methodology is introduced.
Class norms are set.

Tuesday
Pronunciation and diacritical marks are reviewed.
Cornell Notes are required for word clues and word parts.
"The Cold Equations" essay is assigned and due date announced.

Wednesday
Cornell Notes are continued in preparation for vocabulary assignments.
Student Opening Bulletin parent and signature document is due Friday.
Course syllabus is reviewed online.

Thursday
Cornell Notes are continued in preparation for vocabulary assignments.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is introduced with multiple choice practice.
"The Cold Equations" anthology selection for short story genre is assigned.

Friday
Student Opening Bulletin document is due today.
Cornell Notes review and test is scheduled.
Weekend homework is announced.

Opening Information 2010-2011

Students may check this blog at the beginning of September for opening day agenda and Honors English 10AB syllabus.

STUDYPATH* June 14-18, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

All textbooks are due today Monday for return to textbook room. Students should bring Vocabulary Workshop text today and Tuesday for completion of the final mastery examinations.

Finals Schedule:

Periods One and Two: Wednesday
Periods Three and Four: Thursday
Periods Five and Six: Friday

Semester reflection and secondary periodic assessment skills on literary analysis compose the final examination.

STUDYPATH* June 7-11, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The research paper deadline has been extended to Tuesday, June 8; no late papers will be accepted. Use the OWL site at the school library web page to complete your paper. Direct questions to jcarmicl@lausd.net or access e-mail using the school web site.

The final essay for the semester (metaphorical devices in To Kill A Mockingbird) is scheduled to begin June 7 and is available at gomyaccess.com; please use the literary rubric and compose an essay that will be scored a six.

Vocabulary Workshop answers for Units One-Fifteen will be reviewed on Monday in class; students will complete the final mastery test in class on Wednesday. Vocabulary Workshop textbooks are due in class on Thursday and Friday for preparation of the final book test, scheduled for Friday and Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 31-June 4, 2010

In-class assignment and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

All pages in Vocabulary Workshop between the end of Unit Fifteen and the Final Mastery Test are due in class. To help facilitate the submission of this assignment because the Tuesday field trip to UCLA is so important, Wednesday is permissible as the due date. Likewise, the answers for five of the twelve questions for To Kill A Mockingbird will also be due on Wednesday.

Multiple choice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis will be completed in class.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" multiple choice and essay prompt will be completed in class.

Students will access internet sources using laptop computer cart on Wednesday and Thursday in class in preparation for the June 7 research paper deadline.

English Workshop and the tenth grade anthologies should be returned beginning Tuesday so these texts may be submitted to the textbook room.

Monday is a legal holiday, Memorial Day, and classes are not in session.

STUDYPATH* May 24-28, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Friday is a scheduled furlough day; classes are not in session.

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned with a due date of June 7; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. Thesis statements, working outlines, and sources list are returned so students may begin writing draft of paper. To Kill A Mockingbird is scheduled to be screened Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Tuesday; answers to Unit Fifteen textbook activities will be announced Monday.

STUDYPATH* May 17-21, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

California Standards Test schedule is in effect this week.

Period One meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Period Five meets Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-Six to Thirty-One talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned with a due date of June 7; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. An essay that precedes the jury duty research paper is assigned on gomyaccess.com and was due on Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fifteen Vocabulary Workshop is due Friday; test is scheduled for Monday before the wrap up class discussion.

Friday assignment: Record in reader/writer notebooks the preliminary outline for research paper, the thesis statement, and a list of sources to be accessed.

STUDYPATH* May 10-14, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Five talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned this week; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements. An essay that precedes the jury duty research paper is assigned on gomyaccess.com and due on Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday before the class discussion.

STUDYPATH* May 3-7, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students continue practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis by completing sample multiple choice items, identifying not only correct answers but justifying two or more skills necessary to successfully complete each item, including discussion of stems and answer choices.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Sixteen-Twenty talking points are due in class on Friday for class discussion. Class discussion continues for both classes on Monday.

Jury duty research paper is assigned this week; students access OWL (Online Writing Lab) online to ascertain formatting and style requirements.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop continues in class and as homework.

STUDYPATH* April 26-30, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students complete Unit Ten-Twelve test in class on Monday. Unit Thirteen is due on Thursday with test scheduled for Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework this week.

Literary Analysis-Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple choice practice continues in class; essay that was originally scheduled is postponed.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) were due on Friday; class discussion for these chapters is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Chapters Eleven-Fifteen talking points are due on Friday. Research paper on jury duty will be scheduled when students have reached the trial portion of the novel.

"Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing is scheduled in class this week. Students will also access literature from the multicultural text to further prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis.

STUDYPATH* April 19-23, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Complete all assigned Vocabulary Workshop pages (Unit Ten-Twelve review and Cumulative review) by Wednesday; test is scheduled for Thursday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework this week.

Literary Analysis-Secondary Periodic Assessment multiple choice practice continues in class; essay will be completed on gomyaccess.com and is due April 26.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters Six-Ten talking points (five per chapter) are due on Friday for class discussion.

Nonfiction selections from anthology will be completed in class.

STUDYPATH* April 12-16, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Twelve test is scheduled for Tuesday; answers for the unit practice will be announced today in class. Students will be assigned the review pages for Units One-Twelve this week and a test date will be set.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop assignments will be scheduled in class and as homework.

Poetry unit wraps up this week with further in-class work on both the Langston Hughes and E.E. Cummings poems.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters One-Five talking points (five per chapter) are due on Friday for class discussion.

STUDYPATH* April 5-9, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Unit Twelve Vocabulary Workshop is due Thursday; test is scheduled for Friday.

Holt Grammar and English Workshop grammar assignments continue in class and as homework.

"Ode To My Socks" poetry unit selection scheduled in class. Hughes, Frost and Cummings poems scheduled as homework assignments.

Proofreading warm ups are completed and scored.

Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis multiple choice practice; unit novel To Kill A Mockingbird signed out to students with reading assignment and talking points due date set for class discussion.

STUDYPATH* March 22-26, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Anthologies are due in class on Monday for tragic flaw and tragic hero lesson from Antigone. Antigone multiple choice exam is scheduled.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten test is scheduled for Monday. Unit Eleven is due on Thursday, March 25, with test scheduled for Friday, March 26.

To Kill A Mockingbird texts will be assigned by end of week in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Literary Analysis. Reading assignments will be scheduled for the first five chapters and talking points to accompany those chapters.

Grammar work continues with Holt Grammar textbooks with homework assigned from English Workshop.

Nonfiction, short story, and poetry genres begin in class anthology.

STUDYPATH* March 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The California High School Exit Examination is administered this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Students are encouraged to continue practicing skills in the book that was assigned and taken home.

Holt Grammar lessons in preparation for the CAHSEE continue on Monday.

Antigone Scene Three graphic organizer and multiple choice handout is due on Thursday. Scenes Four and Five are scheduled for later this week.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit Ten is due today, with the test to be scheduled.

Anthologies should be brought to class on Thursday and Friday for the continuation of Antigone.

STUDYPATH* March 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Thursday, March 11. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Antigone continues with Scene One; students must bring anthologies to class every day this week. Graphic organizer question number eight is due today.

Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.

Proofreading warm ups continue in class.

STUDYPATH* March 1-5, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Getty Villa Museum pre-brief is scheduled for Monday, March 1 at 8:00 A.M. in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperones. Students participate in a debrief of the trip when they return to school after the field trip.


Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 9. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Antigone begins; students must bring anthologies to class Tuesday-Friday of this week.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test has been postponed to Friday, March 5. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test. Unit Ten answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.

STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Getty Villa Museum field trip slips must be submitted by Wednesday, February 24; students who do not submit a trip slip by that date will not make the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1 should be submitted when they are available. Students should write names on the tickets and submit to teacher to assure a lunch is prepared for them. The pre-brief of the trip is scheduled for Monday, March 1 in the cafeteria; after the pre-brief students will board their respective bus with teacher and chaperone.

The Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is administered on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Multiple choice practice for the assessment is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

Act V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is completed by week's end. The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Tuesday, March 8. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Vocabulary Workshop Unit One-Nine test is scheduled for Friday, February 26. Students should study all nine units in preparation for this cumulative test.

STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

No classes are in session on Monday, February 15, Presidents' Day, a legal holiday.

Students must submit work Tuesday from Vocabulary Workshop for pages related to Units Seven, Eight, and Nine. Complete all pages up to Unit Ten. The Unit One-Nine Cumulative test will be scheduled in class.

The movie ratings practice essay for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition is due Tuesday. The booklet should include the prewriting, the graphic organizer and the completed essay.

The diagnostic CAHSEE essay and multiple choice components must be completed in class today since essays will be scored during today's professional development. Multiple choice responses will be scored and available by the end of the week.

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V will resume this week; the prompt for the essay of Antony's funeral speech will be distributed and a due date set.

The web site for the Getty Villa museum site will be discussed this week as students are prepared for the upcoming trip on March 1. Field trip slips are due and lunch tickets for March 1 are due as well.

STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2010

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*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Semester B

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V continue in class this week. Film screening date will be announced and the final essay for the play scheduled. Antigone begins in mid-February.

Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine assignment is due next Tuesday, February 16. The Unit One-Nine test will be scheduled next week.

Work on the Douglass, Cisneros, and Alexie pieces continue in class as well as multiple choice practice in preparation for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition assessment. The practice essay on movie ratings is due by the end of the week; no late submissions accepted.

Holt Grammar assignments will be completed in class this week.

Preparation for the Getty Museum at the Villa field trip will begin this week as students are acquainted with the trip's purpose and objectives. Trip slips must be completed and returned by Wednesday, February 24; any late field trip slips will result in students not completing the trip. Lunch tickets dated March 1, 2010 must be submitted by Friday, February 19; students who do not submit lunch tickets by this date will be responsible for either buying lunch at the Villa or bringing their own lunches. Students must write names on lunch tickets for submission to the cafeteria manager. In-class web site exploration will accompany written lesson plans as additional preparation for this important learning opportunity.

STUDYPATH* February 1-5, 2010

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*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Final examinations are scheduled this week: Period One final is Friday, and Period Five final is Thursday. Using portfolios, students will write semester reflections.

Paraphrasing activity for the Douglass piece is scheduled for Monday. More work on the Douglass and Malcolm X selections are scheduled in class as students prepare for the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition. Multiple choice practice also continues in class.

No vocabulary work is due for this week and will be assignment after final exams.

Holt Grammar activities continue in class on Monday and Tuesday.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts IV and V are also scheduled for the early part of this week.

STUDYPATH* January 25-29, 2010

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*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Acts III, IV, and V continue in class.

English Workshop and Holt Grammar will be assigned this week.

Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled for Tuesday; Unit Nine Vocabulary Workshop answers are due Thursday.

Multiple choice work and assigned reading on Douglass, Alexie, and Cisneros continues in class to prepare for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.

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STUDYPATH* January 18-22, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is observed on Monday. No classes are in session.

The grammar assignment from English Workshop pages 279-280 is due Tuesday. Students will take the Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop test on Tuesday as well. Unit Eight will be assigned.

Multiple choice practice for the Secondary Periodic Assessment continues in class while the Cisneros, Alexie, and Douglass selections will be reviewed in anticipation of the upcoming examination.

Students continue reading aloud Act I of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Outlining and responses to questions about the play are being scored and will be returned when completed.

Holt Grammar is scheduled for in-class work this week.

STUDYPATH* January 11-15, 2009

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Students read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and outlined relevant sections of the Shakespeare/American Communities website so that prereading was complete before study of the play. Additional winter break homework including reading checks and Acts I-V questions, which are also due today.

Students will complete and organize portfolios this week so that assignments are in order for the upcoming semester reflection final examination.

"Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros and "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie will be reviewed for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition exam; "Narrative in the life of Frederick Douglass" nonfiction excerpt will be assigned in class. Multiple choice test taking skills will be assigned in class this week to prepare for that component of the examination.

Vocabulary Workshop work will continue and assignments made for the next unit.

Grammar from English Workshop and Holt Grammar will continue and assignments will announced in class.